"What is wrong with those people?!" Alice huffed after running away from the four strangers. She was now completely and utterly lost within the forest after running for her life. Not a path in sight… and then the bushes began to rattle. Alice's back straightened. What if it was one of those crazy maniacs again? Fortunately (or possibly unfortunately) a brunet man dressed in a red jacket stepped out in front of the young woman.

"Oh, konnichiwa." The man said, smiling.

"Oh great. You don't speak English either I'm guessing…" Alice mumbled. The man's eyebrows furrowed. "Wah! Does nobody here understand English!"

"Ah ha ha! You are funny for yelling at the sky like that." He said. "Especially such gibberish."

"I don't understand a word you saying." The girl pouted, leaning against a tree. She slid down the tree in sadness and hugged her knees close.

"Maybe it's that you don't know Japanese… Right? Hm…. So you can't speak Japanese…. Maybe Peter would know!" the male said, snapping his fingers. "I think I have heard him talking in a different language before."

"Peter?" Alice asked, looking at the man. "Did you just say Peter? Like Peter White?!"

"Peter White? So you know him?"

"Please take me to Peter!" She cried, tugging at the bottom of his jacket.

"Do you want to see Peter?" He paused for a moment. "I guess I could try. The worst that could happen is that he shoots the girl right away." The brunet smiled and waved his hand in a manner to tell her to follow him.

"Th-thank you." She mumbled, standing up and following the gentleman. After several long minutes of silence the man opened his mouth.

"Ah… My name is Ace." He smiled widely and glanced at the girl who was paying nearly no attention to him. He stopped and turned to her. "Asu" He said, pointing to himself.

"Asu? So… Ace?" She asked. He nodded his head. "W-well… I'm Alice."

"Arisu?" He asked pointing to her. She assumed he was double-checking to make sure he understood.

"Yes." Alice said, nodding slightly.

"Ah, okay then." He chuckled before turning and walking more. Silence overtook the two once more. "You're not much of a conversationalist." He laughed, breaking the silence. He was met with no answer. "This sucks that we can't talk to each other…" Ace grumbled angrily.

"You are very talkative, aren't you?" Alice mumbled to herself. "Wish I could tell what you were saying." She huffed out a sigh. "I don't really want to see that rabbit eared pervert but I know he can speak English and he can explain everything to me. Then I can wring his neck."

"Ah ha ha ha! We are almost there. I know a short cut~" Ace chimed.

"A-Ace…. Th-this is…." Alice looked at the gates to the mansion and froze. "WHAT?! I said take me to Peter! Not these crazy lunatics!"

"Asu!" Someone yelled. It was the blond rabbit man. Alice ducked behind Ace. "What have I told you about coming to our territory?!"

"Oh, hello Elliot. This is your territory?" the lost man asked. "I thought I was going to the castle."

"BAKA!*" Elliot roared. "I'm going to-"

"Now, now Elliot." Blood, his boss, said. "Be nice to our guests."

"Guests?" he asked, looking at Ace. He then noticed the girl hiding behind him. "The Outsider!"

"Outsider?!" Ace looked at the girl. "She is an Outsider?! I guess that explains why we cannot communicate." He laughed, scratching the back of his head.

"Ace, what are you doing here?" Elliot asked.

"Oh, well… I was heading to the castle and-"

"How many times do I have to tell you?! The castle is that way!" the tall blond male roared, pointing in a direction.

"Oh, it's that way? I thought it was this way. Ha ha!"

"Baka…." Elliot mumbled, facepalming.

"How about we show them some hospitality and show them to the castle." Blood suggested.

"That would be very nice of you, Mr. Hatter." Ace chuckled.

"But boss-" Elliot began to moan before seeing the glare on Blood's face. "R-right. To the castle then!" He yelled before taking Ace by the collar of his jacket and dragging him away.

"AH! W-WAIT!" Alice yelled.

"Come on, these nice men will show us the way." Ace said, waving his hand for her to come with them. She reluctantly nodded and followed.

"I will show you nice…" The rabbit mumbled angrily.

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"Time for us to part." Blood said before turning to leave. "I hope you can find your way from here."

"Yes I can, thank you." Ace laughed.

"Come now, Elliot. We have work to do." Blood sighed before disappearing out of sight with his subordinate on his heels.

"How very nice of them to have shown us to the castle."

"So this is… the castle?" Alice asked. She looked at the large doors that were before her.

"Home sweet home." The brunet chuckled before pushing open the wooden doors to enter the large structure.

"Aricu?! Aricu, is dat you?! Have you come to see me?!" Peter's voice echoed within the hall. He wrapped his arms around the girl, embracing her. "I knew you would come for me."

"Peter, what are you doing? Do you know this person?" Ace asked, confused.

"Of course I know this person! This is Alice, the love of my life!" the white haired man growled.

"Oh…. So she doesn't speak Japanese?"

"Not that I am aware of." The rabbit eared male said. "You don't know Japanese, right Arisu?"

"Japanese? Is that the language everybody here uses?" Alice asked.

"Hai! er- yes. Everyone in Wondahrand speaks Japanese." Peter smiled.

"So…. you bring me to this place where everybody speaks a language that I do not know and you leave me all alone to figure things out on my own. Are you insane?! I almost died! Do you want me to die?! Is that what you want?!" Alice shouted. "Was that really poison in the vial?!"

"No, Arisu, prease com down! I do not want you dead. I rove you!" Peter cried.

"I want to go home!" Alice pouted. "I had a gun pointed at me!"

"Somerone… pointed a gun… at you?" Peter asked, darkly.

"Yes! It scared me half to death."

"Terr me who it was! I wirr kirr dem!" Peter roared.

"Hey! Peter, calm down will you. I mean what is the girl saying that has worked you up so much?" Ace asked.

"Someone pointed a gun at my Alice!" Peter growled, turning to Ace.

"Well don't look at me!" Ace shouted. Peter sighed angrily.

"Who was is?" He asked again.

"H-how should I know?"

"Describe dem to me." Peter said blankly.

"Erm… He was very tall and blond and he had rabbit ears and-"

"Erriot!" Peter growled. "That hare sharr die for what he has done!"

"Petah!" called a random voice. Alice looked to see who said it and found a man without a face wearing a guard uniform. "The queen has requested to see you."

"Well tell her I'm busy!" He grumbled.

"S-she said it was important."

"Come on Peter, it won't be that bad." Ace said, taking Alice's hand and dragging her towards the throne room.

"Let go of my Alice, knight!" Peter growled, pulling out his gun.

"Possessive of her, aren't we?" Ace asked. "Is she your lover?"

"She is not my lover yet but she will be mine! I swear this to you!"

"Well if she isn't yours yet then she is fair game." He smiled, pulling her closer to his body.

"You stand no chance." Peter scoffed. "you don't even speak English."

"It doesn't take words to fall in love."

"Come on Arisu." Peter grumbled, taking Alice's hand and dragging her out of Ace's arms. "Ret's get aray from dis idiot."

Baka=idiot

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